Spacing form for soil pipes



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May 16, 195@ A. sEDDoN SPACING FORM FOR SOIL PIPES Filed Nov. 29, 1945 Patented May 16, 1950 UNITED s *ef-Mem 7.atleten Vin-M31biopsie-enti FoRffSoHlfBInEs .inici L. "'SeongYoungstown, ohio Applicationdlorvember 29, i1945,1vSeria;l-1l\lo.63`1`,5'1-1 mhis :invention :relates lvto eplumbing I.goods 4and more :particularly -to .ay spacing form Ifor :soil y.pipes =.e'n1ployed in the installationof Waterclosets.

'I2-he :principal fobject .o'f Jthe ginvention is Lthe provision of ra spacing form for application to the end of a soil fpip'e Where the same extends through-affloor.

A further object =of the nv'ention .is the .provision fof fa spacing :form `for a-soil :pipe tto .prov-ide tsuflcientspace :thereabout =during -the pouring of a concrete floor fthereabout to ,allow :the subsel.-quent #application tof :a closet ring thereto. Y

A -Fstill :further .object of the invention -is the fprovision lof 7a .spacing Pform for soil pipes to eliminate heretofore inecessary -cutting 'aw-ay vof c'oncrete or other floor material gadjacent the .pipe I:to gpermit tire installation :of a `closet ring thereon.

.A still urther object :of *the invention .is the provision of means fior temporarily closing and protecting the `ends fof .soil pipes Aduring building -construction The xspacing fform for soil #pipes shown and tAdescribed Aherein :has hbeen' devised for installa- Mon `on the 'end of a vsoil :pipe commonly positioned inrafloor iand upon `which soil pipe end-a lfwater `closet :is to be eventually installed. lIThe fspacing :form 'for vsoil ,fpi'pes shown fand described fhereinfforms afmeansrof providingdesirablespaoe about the upper rend of the soil .pipewhen-floors -Iare formed thereabout and at thesame time provides a temporary closure for fthe soil Tpipe and lihereby eliminates -lthe :possiblityof the Y.soi-1 `pipe from being accidentally flled withrflooringfmatelto those skilled ein @the art that by vproviding a predetermined :space about a `soil pipe in '-'a floor construct-ion, `the Ysi-ibseouent installation of the `closet' ring i'is expedited fin that it-i's unnecessary tofcut away/'fthe Epoured flooring material. This is particularly true when the floor material is concrete, terrazzo orsrtone.

With the foregoing yand .other .objects A.in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement 'of "parts and Yin thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it -being understood that .changes ir'i the precise .elnlbodirnent idf the .invention :herein :disclosed @an `be Ianadewithin .thescope of fclaimed Without departing from .the .spirit fof who invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the spacing form for soil pipes.

.Figure f2 l,is a cross sectional `vertical 'levatiorntaizenl on li-ne'Z-IZ o'figure l -o'f the spa'c.- .ingform .for soil pipes.

A`Figure 3 is -a zcross sectional vertical 'elevation of the spacing `'form for v`soil pipes `installed on fa Asoilfpipe. Y l

`Figure A is fa cross .sectionalghoriz'ontal elefvation-of `.the spacing formlfor soilpipes taken on fline 4f-4i'of-Eigurel2.

AFigure 5 eis a-side elevation Lof vthe .spacing 'form orsoilpipesiiliustratedinligurei1. y

Figure .6 'is -a cross sectional vertical elevation of a -eloset .ring installedfin the space provided ybyz-the spacing-.form for soilpipes.

fBvy referring lto the drawings and ligu-res l, 72, -4 and k5 in-particulanit Iwill be -seen that :a spacing .form fior gsoil Cpipes :has been :disclosed which consists -of a cylindrical .body member I'II l.prf- Aerably formed-ofa sectionof strip stock material and Aunited by yjoining -o'ne end `lthereof to the other, as best illustrated nin Figure-5 of the drawings. The cylindricalbodymember lflisprovided with a plurality of oyerlapping--, irl-turned flange segments I I `around the lowermost edge thereof yand with 1a ,plurality -of -inturned spaced `sections IZ around the upper fporltion thereof .adjacent the upper edge f-thereof'andfimmediatelybelow a plurality of rsecondary-inturned, cprojections 4I3 formi-ng -the uppermostedgecf the cylindrioal =body member III. These vtwo `alternately spaced rows of inturned :projections `I2 and I3 servons thelmeansoflocatingKandfholding adisc- @like ltop Asection I4. The top Lsection -I4 Acarries `.adepenelingflange I5 of :relativelysmallerldiarne- `ter thanthat of `the-bocly member Hl which ange :is formedof afcurvedzsectionfotstripfstockfhaving projecting lugs I6 formed along oneedgefthereof and which ara-adapted to register Withradially spaced openings I`I in the top I4 so that `the `flange member I5 may `be positioned .thereon.

It will thus d.be -seen that -a spacing form for soil pipes .is :formed of fa plurality of `:assemblf'ecl parts, Ithe vassembly of which Amakes rit possible to iv'separate the fseveral fparts. The cylindrical -bocly'nfiember II) =is fheld in -cylindrical position by means tof .a tongue I 8 formed of a :portion vof Tone of lthe rends of the -strip of material :from which the body member Il) isformed 4and 'bent over the other Lend section, as .illustrated 'fin rFigure 5, to :hold the 'cyiindrical body member |20 Ain fassembledfrelation.

By referring mow xtoriignr-e A`3 Eof 'the drawings, it will be observed that a section of soil pipe is indicated by the numeral I9 and that the spacing form for soil pipes is shown in position there- 3 on and that a poured concrete floor 20 is illustrated, it being observed that the spacing form for the soil pipe as installed thereon provides an annular chamber 2| about the outermost surface of the upper end of the soil pipe I9 by reason of the formation of the spacing form for soil pipes and that the chamber 2| is of uniform width due to the fact that the bottom portion of the spacing form for soil pipes is spaced with respect to the soil pipe by means of the plurality of overlapping, inturned ange segments I I and the upper end of the spacing form is spaced with respect to the interior of the soil pipe I9 by Ameans of the depending flange I5 of the spacing form.

In such position the top section I4 closes the. entire upper end of the soil pipe I9 and prevents pipe, the said closing means being removably affixed to the said spacing form and the said body 'member being collapsible inwardly for removal from the soil pipe.

. 3. A spacing form for soil pipes consisting of a cylindrical shaped band-like section of sheet metal the ends of which are secured together and the iioor material from being accidentally dropped thereinto.

By referring now to Figure 6 of the drawings it will be observed that at such time as the concrete 2D has hardened, the top I4 of the spacing form for soil pipes may be removed by prying vup the plurality of projections I3 and thereby giving 'access to the annular chamber 2| about the upper end of the soil pipe I9 which permits the ready installation of a closet ring such as indicated by the numeral 22. The remainder of the spacing form may be collapsed for removal or left in place as desired. The closet ring 22, which is of conventional form, is positioned about the top of the soil pipe and afxed thereto bythe plumber vmaking the installation and serves as a means of mounting the water closet in operative relation to the soil pipe. It will be observed that spacing form for soil pipes has been disclosed 'which simplifies the installation of a closet ring on a soil pipe by automatically providing for the formation of an annular chamber of suicient Width about the soil pipe with respect to the door material employed to enable the closet ring to be subsequently installed. It will also be observed that during the iioor forming operation the spacing'form for soil pipes forms a practical and emcient closure with respect to the soil pipe so thatthe flooring material and/or other foreign objects cannot be accidentally dropped into the soil pipe.

Having thus described my invention, what I -claim is:

l. A spacing form for soil pipes comprising a split, band-like, circular body member of larger diameter than the soil pipe and having a plurality of inturned segments formed on its lower edge for spacing it with respect to the soil pipe and a plurality of secondary inturned segments on its uppermost edge, a disc-like top section held by said secondary segments for closing the open end of the soil pipe.

2. A spacing form for soil pipes comprising a split, band-like, circular body member of larger diameter than the soil pipe and having a plurality of spacedinturned projections formed on the having a plurality of inturned projections formed about the bottom thereof, and a double row of vertically spaced inturned projections formed about the upper edge thereof, a top portion positicned between the double row of spaced inturned projections and held by means of the said projections, and an annular depending flange affixed to v`said top section for registry with the said soil pipe, the said spacing form being of an over all size to form an annular chamber about a soil pipe when in position thereover and collapsible for removal from said soil pipe.

4. A spacing form for soil pipes consisting of a cylindrical shaped split band-like member and a top member therefor, a, plurality of staggered inturned tabs formed in the upper edge of the said band-like member for holding the said' top member in position therebetween, said tabs being distortable to permit the top member to be removed therefrom, and a plurality of secondary inturned tabs formed on the bottom edge of the said band-like member for spacing the same with respect to a soil pipe about which it is positioned and means on the underside of the said top member for registry with the open end of the said soil pipe to form a closure therefor. f

5. A-spacing form for soil pipes consisting of a split cylindrical-shaped member and a disc-like top member therefor, a plurality of staggered inturned tabs formed in the upper edge of the said cylindrical-shaped member for holding the vsaid disc-like top member in position therebetween, said tabs being distortable to permit the disclike top member to be removed from the spacing flange, a plurality of secondary inturned tabs formed inthe bottom edge of the said cylindricalshaped member for spacing the same with respect to a soil pipe about which it is positioned, a

depending flange removably affixed to the said top' member for registry with the interior of the said soil pipe to space the said top of the spacing form with respect to said soil pipe, the said split cylindrical member being collapsible inwardly upon removal of the said top member to facilitate removal of the same from about the said soil pipe.

ABEL L. SEDDON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,182,466 Ferguson May 9, 1916 2,202,147 Gerriets May 28,1940 2,212,974 Bateman Aug. 27, 1-940 2,270,286 Gerriets Jan. 20, 1942 

